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Herbert L. "Jack" Smith

Herbert L. "Jack" Smith

May 15, 2015

Herbert L. "Jack" Smith Jr., 84 of West Columbia, Mason County passed away May 15, 2015 at his home following a brief illness. He was born May 8, 1931 at Charleston, son of Leslie H. and Margaret Windon Smith. He served in the United States Marine Corp. and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a hard...

Georgeanne Gandee

Georgeanne Gandee

May 15, 2015

Georgeanne Jones Gandee 59 of Ripley passed away on May 15, 2015 at her home surrounded by family. She was born November 11, 1955 in Glen Dale, WV a daughter Jane Ann Schane Harlan and the late George Oscar Jones. She earned her LPN Degree from Ohio Valley Medical Center and retired as a LPN. In addition to her...

Kenneth Ray Turley

Kenneth Ray Turley

May 14, 2015

Kenneth Ray Turley, 83, of Given passed away at his home on May 14, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. He was born October 2, 1931 in Dunbar to the late Ray and Ruth Roush Turley. He served in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955. He retired from Smith Transfer with 39 years of service and...

Garry E. Kay

Garry E. Kay

May 12, 2015

Garry E. Kay, 68 of Ripley passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at his home surrounded by family following a long illness. He was born January 9, 1947 at Ripley, a son of the late Everett and Ina Barnette Kay. He was a veteran of the US Army Reserves in Ripley and worked for the United States Postal Service...

Guy "Doy" Redman

Guy "Doy" Redman

May 9, 2015

Guy Doy Redman, 82 of Ripley passed away May 9, 2015 at Rock Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation, Pomeroy, OH, following a long illness. He was born December 7, 1932 in Ohio, a son of the late Willie and Anna Good Redman. Doy was an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict and was a School Bus Driver for 35 years...

Sara Jane Burgess

Sara Jane Burgess

May 8, 2015

Sara Jane Burgess, 42, of Ravenswood, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, May 8, 2015 at her home surrounded by family and friends following a long illness. She was born October 8, 1972 at Kanawha County, a daughter of Carolyn Randolph Nickelson and the late Guy "Bill' Nickelson. Sara was a "Free Spirited...

Darrell Tolley

Darrell Tolley

May 8, 2015

Darrell Tolley, 92 of Ripley passed away May 8, 2015 at Eldercare of West Virginia, Ripley, following a long illness. There will be no service.

Gary Goff

Gary Goff

May 7, 2015

Gary Goff, 61, of Statts Mill, Jackson County passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at his home following a long illness. Gary was a Heavy Equipment Operator and worked for several companies including Green Mountain Company, Chase Enterprises, Mc Neil Fence and Guthrie Fence and Many Coal Companies. Gary was preceded in death by his parents, George and...

Ray Edward Casto

Ray Edward Casto

May 5, 2015

Ray Edward Casto- Age 70 of Mebane, NC , was called home to the Lord peacefully at the Hock Family Pavilion surrounded by his wife Launa (Che Che) Tate Casto, his daughter, Tammy Casto Yelton Lombardi and husband Terry, sister-in-law, Muesetta Holbert of Ohio and his friends. Ray was born July 1, 1944 in Belgrove West Virginia, the son...

Rose Kathryn Beatty

Rose Kathryn Beatty

May 3, 2015

Rose Kathryn Beatty, 62 of Ripley, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at CAMC Memorial Hospital surrounded by her husband John, son, Dusty Buzzard, brother, Eugene Buzzard, and nieces Angela Hodges and Jami Smithay. She was born September 24, 1952 in Ohio to parents George Buzzard and Lizzie Mae Honaker. In addition to her mother Lizzie Mae Honaker, Rose...

Donald Lewis Snyder

Donald Lewis Snyder

May 1, 2015

Donald Lewis Snyder, 82 of Leroy, Jackson County, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 1, 2015 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born February 16, 1933 at Parkersburg a son of the late Julia Irene Snyder. Though he was a man of few words, anyone who knew him knew he was a generous man....

Ronald R. Haynes

Ronald R. Haynes

Apr 29, 2015

Ronald Ray Haynes Sr., 71 slipped away from this life into the arms of his Lord and Savior on April 29, 2015 at Roane General Hospital. He was born July 4, 1943 at Allen Creek, Kanawha County, a son of the late Denver and Belle Reynolds Haynes. He was a graduate of the Sissonville High School Class of 1960....

Avrile C. Fields

Avrile C. Fields

Apr 26, 2015

Avrile C. Fields, 64 of Gay passed away April 26, 2015 surrounded by his family at his bedside at Charleston Memorial Hospital. He was born April 29, 1950 at Gay, a son of the late Homer and Nellia Price Fields. He worked construction most of his life and was a farmer. He enjoyed Hunting and Fishing and being with...

Charles Lee Armstrong

Charles Lee Armstrong

Apr 26, 2015

Charles Lee Armstrong, 55, of Ripley passed away April 26, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born October 2, 1959 at Great Falls, Montana a son of the late James Floyd and Erika Renderlin. He was a farmer. He is survived by his wife Linda Blankenship Armstrong; his children Alicia (Bradley) Fortner and Lee...

Hilah Leah Sauls

Hilah Leah Sauls

Apr 25, 2015

Hilah Leah Sauls, 80 of Ripley passed away April 25, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on December 22, 1934 in Walton, a daughter of the late Carmel and Gatha Lowe Payne. She was a cook in the Jackson County School system and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary at Jackson General Hospital. She...

David Harold Thomas

David Harold Thomas

Apr 22, 2015

David Harold Thomas, 71 of Elkview passed away April 22, 2015 at Charleston Memorial Hospital following a long illness. He was born October 1, 1943 in Jackson County, a son of the late Walter and Olive Holmes Thomas. He formerly worked for the Charleston Housing Authority. He loved being with his family especially his grandchildren and enjoyed being outdoors....

Freda Frances Brinker

Freda Frances Brinker

Apr 21, 2015

Freda Frances Brinker, 86, of Spencer passed away April 21, 2015 at Eldercare of Ripley. She was born December 16, 1928 at Ripley a daughter of the late Luther and Luella Hite Harris. She is survived by her daughter Betty Townsend of Brunswick, OH; brothers Delbert Harris of Ripley, Ronald Harris of Walton and Robert Harris of Indiana; grandchildren...

Georgette Dorsey

Georgette Dorsey

Apr 20, 2015

Georgette Dorsey, 62 of Ripley passed away April 20, 2015 at Eldercare of Ripley following a long illness. Her request for cremation with no service is being honored. Waybright Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements

Heber Eugene Casto

Heber Eugene Casto

Apr 19, 2015

Heber Eugene Casto, 89, of Kenna passed away April 19, 2015 surrounded by his family at Jackson General Hospital following a long illness. He was born May 30, 1925 at Given, a son of the late Nathan and Bertha Sargent Casto. He served in the United States Army from 1943 until 1946 as a T5 Technician. After passing the...

Una Belle Waskey

Una Belle Waskey

Apr 19, 2015

Una Belle Kerns Waskey went home to be with her Lord on April 19, 2015 at her home with her family by her side. She was born September 24, 1928 in Jackson County, West Virginia. A daughter of the late John Ace and Vernia Hazel Kerns. Una Belle devoted her life to her family caring for her six sisters...

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